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Documentation

Primary documentation for all our 3D printers is the course materal for our 3D printing 101 class. It has a section specific to our Type-A, and is a must-read before using this printer. Note: In 2016 and 2017 we heavily modified this printer, making much of the earlier documentation obsolete. For historic interest, you may find a PDF of the original manual here.

Slicer

We have added a printer profile and a PLA profile (for unheated beds) to the Prusa-edition Slic3r program installed on the 3D print computer. If you'd like to install these profiles on your own computer:

Firmware

Maintenance

Beware the wonky wire bundle!

The wires leading to the printhead have a devious tendency to twist in such a way that they interfere with the carriage X homing function. If the printer makes a horrible grinding noise when homing, this is probably it. We should really fix this, but meanwhile, just be careful to twist the wire out of the way before starting a print: